Alumni

MA

Tutku Öztel

MA Department of Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: The Effect of Social Influence on Temporal Awareness
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Koç University, Psychology

Begüm Bilgin

MA Department of Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: A Goal Blockage – Irritation Model of Abusive Supervision: The Moderating Role of Social Problem-Solving Skills
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Rotterdam University, Psychology

Meryem Söğüt

MA Department of Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: Five- to 8-Year-Old Turkish Children’s Number Sense and Cognitive Flexibility
Placement after Graduation: Research Intern, Koç University

Elçin Ray

MA Department of Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: Do My Father’s Job-Related Experiences Determine What I Will Become?” The Role of Perceived Paternal Job Insecurity on Risk-taking Tendency in Career Choice
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Guelph

Dilem Cinli

MA Department of Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: Get Ready, Path-Goal Theory is Back!
Placement after Graduation: Mentoring and Coaching Programs Assistant Specialist at LC Waikiki

İdil Franko

MA Department of Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: The cognitive and affective characteristics of antisocial youth with and without callous-unemotional traits: A systematic review of evidence
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Esra Aybike Mutluoğlu Şahin

MA Department of Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: Social Effects on Memory: Interdependence
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Queens University, Marketting

Murat Kezer

MA Department of Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: Effect of Social Class on Moral Judgments
Placement after Graduation:

Mehmet Reha Özgürer

MA Department of Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: When Dystopia Becomes Real: Do People Judge, Blame and Punish Others Based on Their Moral Convictions?
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Peabody College of Education and Human Development

Hazal Kartalkanat

MA Department of Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: Gesture and Memory: Investigating the Effect of Gesture on Children's Spatial and Event Memory
Placement after Graduation: Project Coordinator, Sosyal İnovasyon Merkezi

Seda Karaköse Akbıyık

MA Department of Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: Colored by Language: The Role of Latent Decision Processes and Left Anterior Temporal Cortex in Categorical Color Perception
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Harvard University, Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory

Ezgi Aydoğdu

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: The Role of Home Literacy Environment on the Development of Reading Comprehension Skill: A Mediation Model
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Department of Psychology Relationship Research Lab, Middle East Technical University

Dilara Berkay

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: The modulatory role of pre-SMA in decision threshold setting: A bi-directional TMS study
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Freiburg , Psychology

Ezgi Uslu Özoğlu

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Heart-Rate Variability and Time Perception Under the Effect of Arousal Context
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Psychology

Seçil Gönültaş

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: The Volatile Nature of Theory of Mind: Does Mental State Understanding Depend on the Characteristics of the Target?
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Psychology

Ebru Ger

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Development of Infant Pointing from 10 to 12 Months: The Role of Relevant Caregiver Responsiveness
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., NewYork University, Psychology

Büşra Tanrıverdi

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Interference in Autobiographical Memory
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Zurich, Psychology

Barış Sevi

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: The Dusty Frame: The Effects of Behavioral Immune System on the Framing Effect
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., West Virginia University, Psychology

Filiz Coşkun

MA Department of Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Adaptive Modulation of Time-Based Decisions by Probabilistic Contingencies
Placement after Graduation:

Ayça Alaylı

MA Department of Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: Sequential Development of Theory of Mind and its Relations with Social Behaviors in Turkish Children with Hearing Impairment
Placement after Graduation: Researcher, Utrecht University

Naz Cuguoğlu

MA Department of Psychology, 2015
Thesis Title: Teaching Empathy to Early Adolescents: Variations In Terms of Socio-Economic Status, Parenting and Gender
Placement after Graduation: Curator and Art Writer

Esra Nur Çatak

MA Department of Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: The relationship between handedness and valence a gesture comprehension study
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Bilkent University, Neuroscience Program

Aylin Uzun

MA Department of Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: Mere measurement effect on blood donation: Attitudes, intentions and behaviors
Placement after Graduation: Human Resources Specialist, Panasonic Eco Solutions

Ayşenur Karaduman

MA Department of Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: Narratives of focal brain injured individuals: A macro level analysis
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Bilkent University, Brain Research Center

Alumni

PhD

Dr. Berivan Ece Usta

PhD Psychology Department, 2014

Thesis Title: Autobiographical memory processes rely on scripts: How do scripts develop and affect autobiographical retrieval
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University

Masters Degree: MA in Cognitive Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology

Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Koç University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Berna Akçınar

PhD in Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: The Micro and Macro Interactional Factors Associated With Socio-Behavioral Development in Early Childhood Years
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Masters Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University

Placement after Graduation: Post. Doc. University of Pittsburg

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Işık University

Dr. Hatice Melis Müren Yavuz

PhD in Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: Parent and Child Characteristics in Developmental Psychopathology

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Koç University

Masters Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University

Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Arzu Karakulak Aydınlı

PhD in Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: It’s More Than You Can Tell: The Implicit Side of Helping

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Tübingen University
Masters Degree: MA in Psychology, Tübingen University

PhD Degree: Joint PhD with Koç University and University of Tilburg

Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Bahçeşehir University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Celia Naivar Şen

PhD in Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: Beyond Demographics: Personality, Norms and Mechanisms of Women’s Cancer Screening

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, University of Texas
Masters Degree: MA in Public Health, University of Texas

Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Işık University, Department of Psychology

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Özyeğin University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Sezin Öner

PhD in Psychology, 2016

Thesis Title: Why Do We Remember Our Past? Autobiographical Memory Functions in Different Contexts

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Masters Degree: MA in Clinical Psychology, Doğuş University

Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. Koç University

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kadir Has University

Dr. Hakan Karşılar

PhD in Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Contextual Modulation of Subjective Time: Effects of Motion Coherence, Biological Motion Speed, and Numerals on Time Perception

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, ODTÜ University

Masters Degree: MA in Psychology, New York University

Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Özyeğin University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Eda Mızrak

PhD in Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Cognitive Control of the Contents of Working Memory

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Bilgi University

Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. UC Davis Center for Neuroscience

Current Position: Post Doc. University of Zurich Physiologisches Institut Switzerland

Dr. Ceyla Erhan

PhD in Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Decision Making In Subclinical And Clinical Populations:How Drift Diffusion Model Variables Relate To Obsessive Compulsive And Related Features

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis

Master Degree: MA in Social Work, Brown School at Washington University

Placement after Graduation: Psychological Therapist

Dr. Ayşe Burçin Erarslan Başkurt

PhD in Psychology, 2017

Thesis Title: Career Change Intention among Millennial Professionals

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Sociology, Boğaziçi University

Master Degree: MA in Comparative Studies in History and Society, Koç University

Placement after Graduation: Part-time Instructor, Bilgi University

Dr. Hatice Melis Müren Yavuz

PhD in Psychology, 2015

Thesis Title: Parent and Child Characteristics in Developmental Psychopathology

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Koç University

Masters Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University

Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Ceymi Doenyas

PhD in Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: Understanding Autism: Biological Basis, Cognition, and Behavior

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Princeton University

Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. Koç University

Dr. Hilal Şen Harma

PhD in Psychology, 2018

Thesis Title: Conversational interactions of peer dyads in rule observance situations
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, ODTÜ

Master Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University

Placement after Graduation: Adjunct Professor, Boğaziçi University, Department of Psychology

Current Position: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Müge Ekerim

PhD in Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: Theory-of-mind in Social Context: The Role of Culture, Social Setting and Target Characteristics

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University

Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, Department of Psychology

Dr. Salome Shelia

PhD in Psychology, 2019

Thesis Title: Do I feel like becoming a leader? The role of emotions in self-nomination for leadership.

Undergraduate Degree: BA in Work and Organizational Psychology, Tbilisi University
Master Degree: MA in Business Administration, Case Western University

Placement after Graduation: Owner, Integrated Consulting Group